There are already so many animals in the world but sometimes you want one that's all yours. This guide shows you how to design your imaginary creature.

Steps

1

Choose a basic idea. Having a starting point will usually make your design much more successful. You can base your animal on anything you want such as another animal, a person or even a shape! The choice is yours so be imaginative.

2

Decide how your animal will move. Will it fly, swim, run, walk or move in some other way? Add the appropriate method of locomotion to your animal.

3

Decide what your animal will eat. Do you want your animal to be a herbivore, carnivore, insectivore or omnivore? Once you have chosen, narrow this category down even more. This may influence your animal's final appearance.

4

Choose a habitat. Your animal has to live somewhere. Whether it lives in the jungle, desert or arctic, remember that its habitat will partially influence its appearance, so choose wisely. You can invent an environment from the ground up or the sky down. Do not forget flora and fauna (insects, bacteria, birds, etc)!

5

Name your creature. Try to come up with something original. Look at the design process of your animal if you are struggling. If you are hung up on this step, it's not the most important, and can be put on standby until you feel your animal is complete enough to name.

6

Design a natural enemy. Every creature has an opposition of some kind. Is it a season? Is it another animal or plant? Is it a disease? Is it the local "natives"? Think creatively, but ground your creature's nemesis in reality unless you want to endow a kind of immortality or inferiority on purpose.

7

Select your creature's territorial borders. This can be an already existing place (step 4), with a fictional bend. Some may prefer to complete this step (and step 4) first although that may be more of a hindrance.